Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-03-13-Speech-2-326"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-03-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Ratification of the ILO's 2006 Consolidated Maritime Labour Convention (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070313.24.2-326"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-03-13-Speech-2-3272
lpv:speaker	lp:Proinsias De Rossa2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I also welcome the report and indeed I welcome the work which Ms McDonald has put into this issue. There is no doubt whatsoever that this consolidated Convention on the working conditions of seafarers is an extremely important step forward. It is an attempt to bring up to date some conventions which go back as far as 1920, and it seeks to put in place some global standards which hopefully will lead to more humane conditions on board ships. As has already been pointed out, however, even the higher minimum standards which the Convention will set out will still not reach the standards for employees and employment in the various EU Member States. It is regrettable, therefore, that EU Member States are resisting a rapid ratification of this particular Convention. In my view, it is part of the race to the bottom which many Member States have resisted. For instance in Ireland, there was the manning of ferries directive, and the experience was that Irish Ferries sought to sack their entire staff and subsequently employ cheaper labour at less than half the legal minimum wage rate in Ireland. In conclusion, I think that the blocking of the manning of ferries directive and the attempt to slow down the ratification of this Convention is symptomatic of some Member States’ attitudes. I agree with everything that Ms McDonald has said with regard to the need for Europe-wide regulation. However, I say to her that in order to make this regulation, we need QMV in this area of work, which we do not have at present. In order to get QMV we need the proposed European Constitution and I suggest that Ms McDonald ought to review her opposition to that Constitution if we are serious about making progress as regards implementing common labour standards across Europe."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Labour Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; SEDE (2007-03-09--2009-07-13)3 member; EMPL (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (2006-01-19--2007-06-19)3 member; PETI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Proinsias De Rossa (PSE ). –"1

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